Hornets

With Dwight Howard gone, could Paul Millsap be next? Probably. But how he leaves the Atlanta Hawks is still up for debate. Millsap is an unrestricted free agent, so he can bolt on his own accord. But ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst says a sign-and-trade remains on the table, in the event he wants to join a [...]

Fresh off his first career All-Star appearance, Kemba Walker needed to undergo a “minor” procedure on his left knee—code for surgery of some sort. Here’s the announcement the Charlotte Hornets dropped on Wednesday: The Charlotte Hornets announced today that guard Kemba Walker underwent a successful minor arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. Typical recovery time [...]

Well now that we are in February, you can fully expect the trade chatter that has been constant since mid-December to actually come to life as teams try to improve their roster or give themselves more financial flexibility for whatever path they are headed toward. One domino fell and came out of left field, as [...]

The Charlotte Hornets are 21-21, which is currently good enough for 7th in the Eastern Conference. The bulk of the credit for any success they’ve had this year is thanks to Kemba Walker, who is having a solid season. Kemba is averaging 23ppg and has emerged as the franchise player in Charlotte. His year so [...]

Kemba Walker was sad to see Jeremy Lin leave the Charlotte Hornets for the Brooklyn Nets. But he’s also happy for the opportunity bestowed upon his former teammate. As Walker told the Charlotte Observer‘s Rick Bonnell: Walker has very mixed emotions about Lin signing with the Brooklyn Nets. “I hate to see him go, but [...]

Jeremy Lin’s stay with the Charlotte Hornets may only end up lasting one season. Though the team would like to keep the free-agent point guard around beyond this summer, ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard is hearing that they basically expect to lose him: The Charlotte Hornets would like to re-sign free agent Jeremy Lin but are fearful [...]

Jeremy Lin is just like every other Charlotte Hornets free agent. In that he doesn’t want to leave Charlotte. Per Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer: Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin, who can opt out of next season on his contract, says he’d very much like to re-sign with the franchise this summer. “I would [...]

Nicolas Batum has sounded like a guy who wants to remain in Charlotte Hornets teal and purple for a while. And, as it turns out, the Hornets organization shares that desire: [tweet https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/727877604590637057] Whenever both sides want to get a deal done, it’s typically inevitable that a deal gets done. The Hornets can offer Batum [...]

Nicolas Batum isn’t yet ready to leave the Charlotte Hornets. Though the 27-year-old will be among the most sought-after commodities once he reaches free agency in July, his first preference remains sticking with the Hornets, per The Charlotte Observer‘s Rick Bonnell: So is he predisposed to remaining a Hornet? “Why not? I don’t know (what [...]

The Charlotte Hornets now trail the Miami Heat 2-0 in their first-round playoff series. Things shouldn’t be able to get much worse. And yet, they did. Nicolas Batum suffered an ankle injury midway through the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s loss and was unable to return. Afterward, per ESPN.com’s Justin Verrier, it sounded like he [...]